Sleeping garment



Jan. 5, 1943. H. HANSEN SLEEPING GARMENT F'iled May 5, 1942 3 g 6 5. -VI n e s m H w a F Patented Jan. 5, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICESLEEPING GARMENT Hulda Hansen, Long Beach, Calif.

Application May 5, 1942, Serial No. 441,871

2 Claims.

This invention relates to sleeping garments es pecially designed for useby children in cold weather or during sickness, and the primary objectof the present invention is to provide a garment of this kind which isentirely safe in that it insures keeping the child covered except forthe head and arms, and insures complete freedom of the arms and legs,

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sleeping garmentof the above kind which is extremely simple in construction, inexpensiveto manufacture, and easy to don or remove.

The present invention consists in the novel form, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claimed.

In said drawing;

Figure 1 is a front view of a sleeping garment constructed in accordancewith the present invention, and shown as it appears in use.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the garment as shown in Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a plan view, partly broken away, showing the garment ofFigures 1 and 2 in unfolded condition.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the present sleeping garmentconsists of a sheet of blanket material adapted to be folded uponequally spaced parallel vertical lines a and b and forming a centralfront portion 5, an inside back portion 6, and an outside back portion6a. The portions 5, 6 and Ga are of similar width and are verticallyelongated, the back portion 6 being adapted to be folded on the line bonto the front portion 5, and back portion 6a being adapted to be foldedon the line a onto the inside back portion 6, the

portions 6 and Ba thus providing a back for the sleeping garment ofdouble thickness. The sheet of blanket material forming these front andback portions is preferably bound at the edges as at l, and the frontportion 5 is provided at the top with shoulder extensions 8 and 8a whichdefine between them the front portion 9 of a neck opening. The backportions 6 and 6a are provided with shoulder extensions I 0 and 10awhich are longer than the extensions 8 and 8a and which are adapted tobe extended over the shoulders of the user and overlapped upon theextensions 8 and 811, as well as detachably connected to the latter bysuitable means, such as buttons ll sewed onto the extensions 8 and 8aand received by buttonholes i2 provided in the ends of the extensions l0and Illa. The outer edges of the extensions 8 and 8a and the inner loweredge 55 portions of the extensions l0 and la are curved as at l3 toprovide arm openings when the extensions 8 and 8a and I0 and Illa areoverlapped and connected together as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Also, theoutward curve of the inner edges of extensions l0 and Illa are such thatthe latter provide the side and rear portions of the neck opening of thegarment when it is in condition for use as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Atthe same time, the outer edges of the extensions I 0 and Illa are curvedinwardly as at Hi to cooperate with the inwardly curved side edges ofextensions 8 and 8a and form arm openings for the garment. The outerback portion 6a is adapted to be detachably connected with the innerback portion 6 near the top of the garment by suitable means such asbuttons I5 sewed to the inside back portion 6, just below the extensionIlla and adapted to be received in buttonholes l6 provided in the insideback portion 8a just below the extension I0.

When the back portion 6 is folded onto the front portion 5 and the backportion 6a is folded onto the back portion 6, the extensions l0 and Illaare brought over the shoulders and secured to the extensions 8 and 8a byengaging the buttons II in the buttonholes l2. The buttons I5 are thenengaged in the buttonholes l6, whereupon the garment is effectivelyretained upon the child in such a way that the arms and head are notcovered while the rest of the child is completely covered including thebody and legs. At the same time, the garment allows complete freedom ofthe arms andlegs and is therefore completely safe and presents no dangerof the child smothering.

What I claim as new is:

1. A sleeping garment for children comprising a sheet of blanketmaterial having vertically elongated front, inside back, and outsideback portions of similar width, said front portion having top shoulderextensions and being cut away between said shoulder extensions toprovide the front portion of a neck opening, the upper portion of eachback portion having a single relatively longer shoulder extensionadapted to be brought over and lapped upon the shoulder extensions ofthe front portion, means to detachably connect the shoulder extensionsof the back portions with the shoulder extensions of the front portion,the outer edges of the top of said front portion being curved inwardly,and the inner edges of the shoulder extensions on the back portionsbeing curved outwardly, the outer edges of said shoulder extensions ofthe back portions being curved inwardly, whereby to provide arm Openingsand to complete the neck opening of the garment when the inside backportion is folded upon the front portion and theaoutside back portion isfolded upon the inside back portion of the garment.

2. A sleeping garment for children comprising a sheet of blanketmaterial having vertically elongated front, inside back, and outsideback portions of similar width, said front portion having top shoulderextensions and being cut away between said shoulder extensions toprovide the front portion of a neck opening, the upper portion or eachback portion having a single relativeiy longer shoulder extensionadapted to be brought over and lapped upon the shoulder extensions ofthe front portion, means to detachably connect the shoulder extensionsof the back portions with the shoulder extensions of the front portion,the outer edges of the top of said front garment when the inside backportion is folded upon the front portion and the outside back portion isfolded upon the inside back portion of the garment, and means todetachably connect the back portions just below the top extensionsthereof.

HULDA HANSEK.

